Hawaii

Hawai'i Tourism is expecting the Hokule'a homecoming this weekend to be a significant boost on tourism numbers.

An indigenous Hawaiian senator has welcomed a bill drafted earlier this year to enable Hawai'i to sign up to the Paris climate change accord has now become law.

People in Hawaii are being urged to continue voicing their opposition to a new health plan that some claim will strip people of their health care insurance and medic aid benefits.

The Governor of Hawai'i, David Ige and the state's county mayors and representatives have signed two bills and a mayors' agreement to support the commitments and goals of the Paris climate accord.

An economist from the United States Department of Interior says American Samoa should look at what Hawaii does if it's to maintain fiscal stability.

The independent East-West Centre based in Hawaii may look to get extra funding from countries in Asia after proposed budget cuts under the Trump administration.

Teachers in Hawaii have voted to support ratifying a new contract that will boost pay and improve teaching practices.

Public school teachers in Hawaii are close to ratifying a significant pay hike for the next four years.

Hawaii has become the first US state to file a suit against President Donald Trump's revised travel order.

An opponent of plans to build a giant telescope on a Hawaiian mountain says they will continue to fight it even if a permit is granted.

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has dropped attempts to acquire small parcels of land called kuleana for his estate after criticism from locals.

The Hawaiian voyaging canoe Hōkūle'a is back in Pacific waters for the first time in nearly two years.